Melastoma malabathricum ( Malay : Senduduk ) is native to Indomalaya, Japan
and Australia.
Melastoma consist of about 50-70 species
distributed all around Old World. M.
malabathricum is divided into 2 subspecies:
• M. malabathricum ssp malabathricum
• M. malabathricum ssp normale
On
rare occasions, M. malabathricum consists of 3 varieties :
• petals
with purple-magenta colour
•
petals with light-magenta colour
•
petals with white colour
M. malabathricum can grow on a wide range of soils :
cleared land, waste late, roadside, plantation, etc ; ranging from sea-level up
to an altitude of 3000 meters.
M. malabathricum is a hyperaccumulator of aluminium
and as such can be used for phytoremediation.
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